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and in response to sea level rise, the navy has been replacing 14 piers at a cost of $35 million to $40 million apiece. >> sea level here is coming up for lots of reasons. there is no reason for it to go down. it just keeps coming up. >> reporter: larry atkinson heads the climate change and sea level rise institute at old dominion university. >> there is anecdotal evidence and there is real evidence that we have from the tide gauges we have. we can measure this. the science is simple. >> reporter: atkinson is part of a team of scientists the state of virginia has hired to study flooding. an early draft of the bill in the state assembly that funded the study drew criticism from some conservatives. the virginia tea party described the study on its website as: "more wasted tax dollars for more ridiculous studies designed to separate us from our money and control all land and water use." the final bill avoided the phrases sea level rise and climate change and won overwhelming bipartisan support this year. >> some people have tried to spin it into a political issue because we changed the wor
and in response to sea level rise, the navy has been replacing 14 piers at a cost of $35 million to $40 million apiece. >> sea level here is coming up for lots of reasons. there is no reason for it to go down. it just keeps coming up. >> reporter: larry atkinson heads the climate change and sea level rise institute at old dominion university. >> there is anecdotal evidence and there is real evidence that we have from the tide gauges we have. we can measure this. the science is...
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other than the blip that he got after the navy seals operation against osama bin laden, that is the highest in three and a half years. the republican brand as a party remains an albatross around people's necks and the republicans have seen throughout this debate as people who are apparently willing to raise taxes on 98% of americans in order to shelter the 2% for paying any more. and i just think that argument and the dynamics politically against them there is a sense of inevitability that the rates are going to go. i agree with david on the necessary door-- necessity of a delicate touchlt i don't think john boehner has control over his caucus right now. i'm not sure he can sell a tax increase, even if it does involve entitlement taming of the spending of future spending on entitlements. i think he's in a tough bind. i think they have the goodwill but i'm not sure the votes. >> woodruff: you're saying the president in your mind clearly has the upper hand. >> the upper advantage and upper hand. and the question is, i mean is he going to be sensitive to boehner, that bayne kerr come out of it
other than the blip that he got after the navy seals operation against osama bin laden, that is the highest in three and a half years. the republican brand as a party remains an albatross around people's necks and the republicans have seen throughout this debate as people who are apparently willing to raise taxes on 98% of americans in order to shelter the 2% for paying any more. and i just think that argument and the dynamics politically against them there is a sense of inevitability that the...
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the indian navy and u.s. navy so that brings us to the u.s. be able to announce by a bomb almost a year ago at the pentagon if they go with the militaristic kind of speed with them towards asia then we're going to have a conflagration against china soon within the next few weeks east a goal for some kind of commercial alliances with countries in asia individually dennis' a much better prospects for the u.s. and for the west in general ok alexander you know we're getting i mean you know nato is nato a force for good ok because it's looking to the pacific now. well i mean nato is reaching out to countries like australia and japan to intensify their cooperation but i'll give you an example of that you just mentioned a country where i travel relatively often and that is libya if it had not been for nato colonel gadhafi would have murdered the inhabitants of let him go i don't know that we don't know that how do you know that would do you know what he's for you know that we don't know that that's what he's are goi
the indian navy and u.s. navy so that brings us to the u.s. be able to announce by a bomb almost a year ago at the pentagon if they go with the militaristic kind of speed with them towards asia then we're going to have a conflagration against china soon within the next few weeks east a goal for some kind of commercial alliances with countries in asia individually dennis' a much better prospects for the u.s. and for the west in general ok alexander you know we're getting i mean you know nato is...
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dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither trying out working here to pass out what they really want to accomplish between the two economic power houses so is it really a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses and that would make it easier for other countries to take a bite of the vast resources the u.s. has long been increasing its economic and military presence in the region this in yes there west's trying to pick this expansion by both in the china terms of the last. four holes that the girl. seeing that the wall is a military clash so if the two eastern powerhouses can share nicely of the carrots maybe they will go to some other players already prowling on the sidelines you got this going over r t now right after the short break as promised our frank discussion of whether colombian rebels fishel on the ins and outs of their stand off w
dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither trying out working here to pass out what they really want to accomplish between the two economic power houses so is it really a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses and that would make it easier for other...
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but the navy he leads faces challenges. deployments are getting longer, suicides are on the rise, commanders are being fired at near record levels, ship costs are soaring and budget cuts are coming. admiral greenert, it's an honor to have you on the program. >> thank you for having me. >> what sequestration planning are you doing? i know you've been thinking about it for a long time and where are you going to cut if you have to come up with more money as almost everybody expects as part of a budget deal? >> well, we still remain in a, if you will, a thinking phase. we will be given guidance on precisely where to take the reductions but it's relatively clear. military personnel has been exempt. we've asked for that and we got that. that's the right thing to do. it's -- sequestration is an algorithm. the deal is those directed cuts in every budget line and project. we may be given some leeway but if we are, i don't know what that is yet. that will be forth coming. the concern would be operations and paint nance. we want to be
but the navy he leads faces challenges. deployments are getting longer, suicides are on the rise, commanders are being fired at near record levels, ship costs are soaring and budget cuts are coming. admiral greenert, it's an honor to have you on the program. >> thank you for having me. >> what sequestration planning are you doing? i know you've been thinking about it for a long time and where are you going to cut if you have to come up with more money as almost everybody expects as...
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dollars into their armies and navies holding drools on a regular basis and. beijing has also announced its police will see in store to board and inspect form vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither china or india to pass up because i really want a conflict between the two economic power houses says it may be a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses that would make it easier for other countries to take a bite of the vast resources the u.s. has long been increasing its economic and military presence in the region this is their west strain to take this extension buy gold in the china in terms of the glass. slipper bowls down the glass saying that the wall is a military clash so if the two eastern powerhouses can share nicely that catch me they will go to some other players already prowling on the sidelines you got this going on with our team. americans across the us have gone on line to say that they want their region to be independent from washington parties morea par
dollars into their armies and navies holding drools on a regular basis and. beijing has also announced its police will see in store to board and inspect form vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither china or india to pass up because i really want a conflict between the two economic power houses says it may be a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses that would make it easier for other countries to take...
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officials have said several navy ships have moved into the region. can you talk about why we're sending ships to the region and, um, also the number one concern with north korea's planned missile launch, whether it's that they're violating u.n., you know, international regulations or whether we're worried that they can actually launch a ballistic missile that could reach the u.s.? so what the number one concern is with that and why we're moving to the region. >> now, the moving the ships would be today moving them today or in the long run? >> in -- today. or in this week. >> oh, okay. well, we move ships around the region all the time. we actually have a fairly robust forward deployed naval force that's actually stationed in that part of the world, so we do move them around for exercises, move them around for contingencies, and in this case, you know, it should seem logical that we'll move them around so we have the best situational awareness that we have. and to the degree that those ships are capable of participating in ballistic missile defense, t
officials have said several navy ships have moved into the region. can you talk about why we're sending ships to the region and, um, also the number one concern with north korea's planned missile launch, whether it's that they're violating u.n., you know, international regulations or whether we're worried that they can actually launch a ballistic missile that could reach the u.s.? so what the number one concern is with that and why we're moving to the region. >> now, the moving the ships...
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espionage act a former contract linguist is being charged with stealing classified information from a navy base in bahrain james hits old burger has been in custody since october he is now asking a federal court to release him while he awaits his trial the government claims had sold berger was a fugitive in europe for four months after he was dismissed from his post the defense is is denying this saying the former linguist cooperated with law enforcement all his will berger is the seventh person to be charged under the espionage act under the obama administration here's a peek at of a few of the others the first one there thomas drake he was a senior and i say executive bradley manning of course we've been covering his trial a lot he's accused of the biggest classified document leak and u.s. history and another one john kiriakou he was a director of counterterrorism operations in pakistan and now the newest name to be added to the list is james hits all berger and what they all share in common is that they have been charged with violating the espionage act so what is behind this latest cas
espionage act a former contract linguist is being charged with stealing classified information from a navy base in bahrain james hits old burger has been in custody since october he is now asking a federal court to release him while he awaits his trial the government claims had sold berger was a fugitive in europe for four months after he was dismissed from his post the defense is is denying this saying the former linguist cooperated with law enforcement all his will berger is the seventh...
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dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a crash for neither china or india to pass up wasn't really worth a proper between a true economic power houses says it may be a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses that would make it easier for other countries to take a bite of the vast resources the u.s. has long been increasing its economic and military presence in the region this in yes there west strike to depict this expansion by both china terms of the last. four holes that the girl. that wall is a military clash so if powerhouses can't share in the carriage go to some other players already on the sidelines. or cheat now some other news from around the world five people have been taking the law for a one metre high tsunami hit the argue province in japan was triggered by a seven point three magnitude earthquake that struck the eastern coast after shocks fe
dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a crash for neither china or india to pass up wasn't really worth a proper between a true economic power houses says it may be a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses that would make it easier for other countries to take a...
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powerful navy, and that that navy would be charged with maintaining the freedom of those sea lanes. we had, of course, to be concerned as to whether there would be a challenge for that. we observed that the rise and shine has more energy needs for more energy than they can produce themselves, and to maintain the economic growth which they believe is essential. we observed that the south china sea is a potential source of energy supplies for china and that there is a contention among the nations in that region as to where the ownership and rights of access are to the south china sea. and this is conceivable that china might seek to reestablish its claim there by military coercion and that could lead them into a confrontation with the united states' desire to maintain free access. the best way of avoiding that military conflict is what we should see because the military conflict with china would be catastrophic for both nations, indeed for the whole region. so, we want to avoid that. i believe the best way of avoiding that is by maintaining a -- continuing to maintain a strong naval p
powerful navy, and that that navy would be charged with maintaining the freedom of those sea lanes. we had, of course, to be concerned as to whether there would be a challenge for that. we observed that the rise and shine has more energy needs for more energy than they can produce themselves, and to maintain the economic growth which they believe is essential. we observed that the south china sea is a potential source of energy supplies for china and that there is a contention among the nations...
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navy's 5th fleet denies that claim. iran state-run television network aired footage showing what it says is the unmanned air craft. iran's revolutionary guard missiles say it captured the drone after it entered the country's air space over the first gulf. they said the aircraft was engaged in reconnaissance and gathering data. they released no details about the aircraft. a revolutionary guard commander says the u.s. has attempted for many years to attack iran from the persian gulf, but iran's ability to intercept aircraft has improved. >>> the pressure is rising at the united nations conference on climate change. the meeting ends in four days. but delegates have yet to reach a deal. they hope to hammer out a new plan for reducing global carbon emissions. now ministers from more than 100 countries are lending their weight to the negotiations. nhk world's jean baptiste niard reports from doha. >> reporter: the annual two-week meeting taking place this year in the oil-rich country of qatar has entered the final stretch, an
navy's 5th fleet denies that claim. iran state-run television network aired footage showing what it says is the unmanned air craft. iran's revolutionary guard missiles say it captured the drone after it entered the country's air space over the first gulf. they said the aircraft was engaged in reconnaissance and gathering data. they released no details about the aircraft. a revolutionary guard commander says the u.s. has attempted for many years to attack iran from the persian gulf, but iran's...
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this fellow james hansen who was a contract linguist at a navy base in bahrain apparently got into some trouble there some colleagues noticed that he put a couple classified documents into a book that he had taken into his private quarters there was an investigation and he basically got kicked out they sort of ended his work there and told him that he was no longer needed to go back to the u.s. and it looks like he's probably going to get fired on the way back to the u.s. he stopped in germany and he decided not to go all the way back and ultimately get out for three or four months in europe he says he was just traveling around the government that he was a fugitive from justice all right so he allegedly sent these documents to the hoover institute at stanford university most of the information found pertains to the revolution in iran back in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine there's also documents and photos. related to the iraq war the u.s. judge in this case has said that he doesn't he did not disarm and i'd classify disseminate excuse me classified information so if it's really l
this fellow james hansen who was a contract linguist at a navy base in bahrain apparently got into some trouble there some colleagues noticed that he put a couple classified documents into a book that he had taken into his private quarters there was an investigation and he basically got kicked out they sort of ended his work there and told him that he was no longer needed to go back to the u.s. and it looks like he's probably going to get fired on the way back to the u.s. he stopped in germany...
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and we had absolutely first-class leadership in the navy. you will hear later today from admiral gary some examples of just how impressive that leadership is. the operational readiness of the fleet was a result, first of all, of having bases all around the world. but secondly because the strong program of exercise we conducted. the exercises were not only conducted on military scenarios, but we had an extensive set of exercises involved in humanitarian response. during the time i was secretary, we had a disaster response very similar to the one they're doing here in san francisco today. we bought naval forces from the united states, from russia and japan all to honolulu where we had simulated a tsunami disaster. and these three great nations brought their fleets to honolulu exercising how to respond and alleviate that disaster. well, that was then. how about now? last year the united states released a new security strategy. most of you probably have not even heard of that, but i have to tell you this was a big deal. it was one of the fifth a
and we had absolutely first-class leadership in the navy. you will hear later today from admiral gary some examples of just how impressive that leadership is. the operational readiness of the fleet was a result, first of all, of having bases all around the world. but secondly because the strong program of exercise we conducted. the exercises were not only conducted on military scenarios, but we had an extensive set of exercises involved in humanitarian response. during the time i was secretary,...
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despite banana republic and old navy under their umbrella, but is not a good sign with many other retailers doing so well coming up with numbers and sales that are stellar. david: hewlett-packard, carl icahn, definitely the rumors are affecting the stock, what is going on? nicole: hewlett-packard goo a big pop because we saw after the investor carl icahn was buying options or getting in there some way shape or form in hewlett-packard became a top performer on the dow jones industrial. liz: let's talk about other a cap tech names. this is a company that has actually found a little bit more firm footing lately. >> right. he noted they had a firmer footing these days, but also getting an upgrade didn't help because at a price target of a $24 with a buy rating helping it along. the tech did really well. but what hewlett-packard, cisco systems. an apple from negative to positive to negative really giving it a shot. david: always look about what stock really parallels the economy in general. one stock i always look at is a federal express because people are shipping things the more people shop on
despite banana republic and old navy under their umbrella, but is not a good sign with many other retailers doing so well coming up with numbers and sales that are stellar. david: hewlett-packard, carl icahn, definitely the rumors are affecting the stock, what is going on? nicole: hewlett-packard goo a big pop because we saw after the investor carl icahn was buying options or getting in there some way shape or form in hewlett-packard became a top performer on the dow jones industrial. liz:...
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if you didn't take commission steam ship that were part of the navy, you had to figure out am i citizens or subject of. who is going let me in to their territory? no one -- see, people neglect the southern hemisphere because it's so much easier. >> i'm sorry? >> there's no water. easy to cycle across australia. >> well, people have done it since. the first man to walk across -- walk around the world goes over australia. with a mule. an at that point, this is 20th century. he could get food and water more easily. yes, the surface travelers, i must say, are some of the touchest, if not the most mean-spirited people in the world. you have to be that way. it's hard to do both physically and i think socially to put yourself at risk constantly like that. it's a bloody-minded thing to do. i'm not -- i don't sense among people you're going go off and do it. [laughter] any time soon. or maybe so. >> [inaudible] the dangers and the -- i guess what -- what did both -- what are some do you have some stories about the local people how they reacted to these adventures and how they may have supported t
if you didn't take commission steam ship that were part of the navy, you had to figure out am i citizens or subject of. who is going let me in to their territory? no one -- see, people neglect the southern hemisphere because it's so much easier. >> i'm sorry? >> there's no water. easy to cycle across australia. >> well, people have done it since. the first man to walk across -- walk around the world goes over australia. with a mule. an at that point, this is 20th century. he...
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he watched the navy and the navy had one line. he would go down the line and get your physical exam. he would get your psychological exam and then your eye exam. then he watched the coast guard and the coast guard had two lines. the first one was for your physical exam and then your psychological exam and then if you pass that they told you to get into the other line for your eye exam. so he figured that would give him just enough time to slip the contact lenses into his eyes, which he did. the recruiter said, read the bottom line. he said, how far down? he said as far read retro so the sailor read. he said what you're reading? he said i'm reading the bottom line. he said, you are reading patent sentence so you clearly have the eyes of an eagle so you are in. that was just how so many people, so many of the sailors that are interviewed did it and they did it because of patriotism and because it was the right thing to do. these new and untested vessels that the navy bought initially were a waste of money. nor warship had been comma
he watched the navy and the navy had one line. he would go down the line and get your physical exam. he would get your psychological exam and then your eye exam. then he watched the coast guard and the coast guard had two lines. the first one was for your physical exam and then your psychological exam and then if you pass that they told you to get into the other line for your eye exam. so he figured that would give him just enough time to slip the contact lenses into his eyes, which he did. the...